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  • DONG Energy UK to Employ Offshore Wind Experts from Atlas Professionals

    15 September 2014
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy Power (UK) Ltd and Atlas Professionals today signed a framework agreement for the provision of temporary offshore wind specialists for DONG Energy’s UK offshore wind farms. The primary purpose of the Framework Consultancy Agreement is to meet the demands for temporary staff for DONG Energy’s offshore wind farm projects located mainly in the […]

  • VSMC to Lay Cables at RWE’s Nordsee Ost Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    3 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Storage

    VSMC has been contracted by German firm RWE Innogy to lay and bury the infield cables of the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in Germany. Recently, VSMC also won contracts from E.ON and DONG Energy to install the export cables of two wind farms along the English coast, in partnership with Boskalis Offshore Subsea Contracting. […]

  • UK Firms Could Miss out to European Rivals in Offshore Wind Opportunities

    26 May 2011
    Business & Finance

    A MALAISE among Yorkshire’s business world to capitalise on the arrival of multi-billion pound off-shore wind farms could see firms miss out…   By Paul Jeeves (yorkshirepost) [mappress] Source: yorkshirepost, May 26, 2011

  • Four Companies Get GBP 4 Mln to Reduce Offshore Wind Costs

    18 March 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Four businesses have been awarded over £4million to spur on innovation in lowering the costs of generating offshore wind energy, UK’s Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker announced today. The grants have been awarded to 2-B Energy, High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd, SgurrControl Ltd and Ocean Resource Ltd as part of the Department of […]

  • Crown Estate’s New Project to Reduce Offshore Wind Power Costs (UK)

    24 October 2011

    Last week’s renewable energy subsidy review once again emphasised the government’s commitment to driving investment in offshore wind energy.   By Jessica Shankleman (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, October 24, 2011

  • Germany: RWE Receives Permit for Innogy Nordsee 1 Offshore Wind Farm

    4 April 2012

    RWE Innogy today received the permit for the construction of the Innogy Nordsee 1 offshore wind farm. The construction field of the wind power plant is located some 40 kilometres north of the island of Juist and covers approx. 34 square kilometres. Together with the wind farms Innogy Nordsee 2 and Innogy Nordsee 3, some […]

  • UK Shadow Energy Secretary Visits North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm

    11 February 2015
    Authorities & Government

    Caroline Flint MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change visited North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm last week. During the visit to the wind power plant, the Shadow Energy Minister presented three MHI Vestas Offshore Wind employees with 10 year service awards. The three technicians Chris Keeting, Bryn Hughes and Peter Brown have […]

  • Two firms fined 243,750 pounds for offshore wind worker injury (UK)

    27 September 2010
    Business & Finance

    Two firms developing an offshore wind farm in the Moray Firth have been fined a total of £243, 750 for health and safety breaches during the… (newenergyfocus) [mappress] Source: newenergyfocus, September 27, 2010;

  • EDF EN, Dong Energy Seek Contractors for Offshore Wind Foundations Work

    24 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    Eolien Maritime France, a subsidiary of EDF EN and Dong Energy, is looking to award contracts for the manufacturing and additional construction work of foundations for two proposed offshore wind farms off the French coast.  Some 75 monopiles and associated transition pieces will be needed for the Courseulles-sur-Mer wind farm, whilst the Saint Nazaire wind farm is planned […]

  • Offshore Wind Installation Vessels Market to Hit USD 2.93 Bln by 2020

    10 December 2014

    The global market value for offshore wind turbine and foundation installation vessels will increase more than fivefold, from an estimated $0.56 billion in 2014 to approximately $2.93 billion by 2020, representing an impressive Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 30%, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report states that increasing installations will […]

  • CRCC Entering Offshore Wind Market, Orders Jack-Up Vessel at COSCO

    14 May 2018
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    On 11 May, China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) has placed an order with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry for a jack-up vessel with a lifting capacity of 1,300 tonnes that will be deployed on the construction of offshore wind farms. 

  • Proposed Offshore Wind Area in Virginia Larger than Delaware and Maryland (USA)

    20 September 2011

      The area being considered for wind power development off Virginia’s coast is larger than what’s proposed in Delaware and Maryland.   By Cory Nealon (dailypress) [mappress] Source: dailypress, September 20, 2011

  • Deutsche Windtechnik and Corrosion to Keep 4 Offshore Wind Farms Rust Free

    8 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Deutsche Windtechnik Offshore und Consulting GmbH and Corrosion, a manufacturer and provider of impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) systems, have signed a framework agreement to collaborate on the maintenance of foundation structures at four offshore wind farms in the German part of the North Sea with immediate effect. The agreement covers a total of 284 ICCP systems for […]

  • Seajacks Becomes Main Installation Contractor for Meerwind Offshore Wind Project (Germany)

    11 August 2011

      Seajacks UK announces that WindMW GmbH (WindMW) has confirmed that the Meerwind project has reached financial close. Seajacks will be the the main installation contractor and will use vessels from Seajacks’ fleet to install 80 foundations and wind turbine generator sets at Meerwind’s location in the German Bight. The contract is valued in excess […]

  • Offshore Wind Noise Reduction Test for Marine Mammals off Travemünde (Germany)

    8 August 2011
    Environment

    Eight builders and operators of German offshore wind farms will test various noise reduction methods for the construction of offshore wind farms as from 13 August of this year. This series of tests will be conducted on the so-called “Brodtener Pfahl” near Brodten off Travemünde. Every 2 days a tug boat with work pontoon and […]

  • IHC to Deliver Noise Mitigation System for Riffgat Offshore Wind Farm (Germany)

    18 January 2012

    IHC Offshore Systems, part of IHC Merwede, announces it has been awarded a rental contract for the Noise Mitigation System NMS-6900. Dutch offshore contractor Seaway Heavy Lifting will operate the NMS-6900 during the installation of 30 monopile foundations for the Riffgat offshore wind farm off the north-west coast of Germany. The contract has been signed […]

  • ZephIR Lidar Expected to Play Significant Role in Chinese Offshore Wind Projects

    23 April 2013
    Technology

    A gathering of many leading Chinese wind project developers, consultants and stakeholders has welcomed the introduction of wind lidar provider, ZephIR Lidar, to the local market, working in collaboration with Saiwind Inc. during a technology workshop held in Beijing. ZephIR provides remote wind speed measurements and characteristics from ground level, both onshore and offshore, in […]

  • Lake Erie Offshore Wind Demo Project In Line For Another Federal Grant

    20 May 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The U.S. Department of Energy is planning to award a USD 3.7 million grant to the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) for the development of the 20.7MW offshore wind demonstration project in Lake Erie, according to local media. This would be the third DOE’s grant for the project, bringing the federal backing to a total of USD […]

  • Zero Subsidy Bidders to Take First Stab at Dutch Offshore Wind Zones

    29 June 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    The Netherlands will allow companies interested in developing the 700MW Hollandse Kust Zuid I and II offshore wind farm zones without government subsidies to submit their bids prior to the subsidy and permit tender planned for this autumn.

  • Ørsted taps CHC for helicopter services at Hornsea Two offshore wind project

    6 July 2020
    Business Developments & Projects

    Ørsted has awarded CHC Helicopter with a contract for aerial transportation during the construction and operations phases of the Hornsea Two offshore wind project in the UK. Leonardo AW139 and AW169 helicopters based at Humberside Airport in Lincolnshire will be used for crew transfers and cargo flights to the offshore accommodation jack-up barge and installation […]

  • Bladt loads out first TPs for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm

    29 September 2020
    Business Developments & Projects

    Bladt Industries has completed the load out of the first transition pieces (TPs) for the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm at its facilities in Aalborg. In mid-September, the company carried out the load-out of the first six anode cages built for the 1.4 GW offshore wind project, saying the first six transition pieces would soon […]

  • Scottish Businesses Gather Behind Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Project

    16 August 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment

    A coalition of organisations that are supportive of the GBP 2 billion Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm project has joined forces to appeal to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Scotland to abandon further court action aimed at delaying the project.

  • Thanet Offshore Wind Farm Achieves Energy Targets in One Year (UK)

    23 September 2011

      The owners of the Thanet offshore wind farm have said that it has reached its target exactly one year after it first opened.   By Mathew Beech (kentnews) [mappress] Source: kentnews, September 23, 2011

  • UK: TAG Recruits First Apprentice at Offshore Wind Turbine Monopile Factory

    18 May 2012
    Human Capital

    TAG Energy Solutions has recruited its first apprentices since the completion of its multi-million pound offshore wind turbine monopile production facility. Carl Armstrong, 21, from Stockton-on-Tees, has joined the workforce as an Apprentice Welder and will work alongside TAG Energy Solutions 75 strong workforce of experienced engineers and welding professionals. He is working towards an Advanced […]

  • Government Urges Scots Firms to Take Part in £750 Offshore Wind Boom

    18 October 2010
    Business & Finance

    THE global offshore wind market will outperform previous forecasts and grow into a £750 billion industry by 2030, according to a ground-…   By Nathalie Thomas (scotlandonsunday) [mappress] Source: scotlandonsunday, October 18, 2010;